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The Crypto Industry Remains Mostly Unengaged in Election 2020
3.11.2020
The cryptocurrency industry did not get heavily engaged in this year’s election, either via donations or lobbying
Bitcoin’s Implied Volatility Rises Ahead of US Election
3.11.2020
The bitcoin options market looks to be predicting a pick up-in price volatility following the U.S. presidential election
Ripple Joins Business Alliance Advocating ‘Safe and Accessible’ US Election
3.11.2020
Blockchain payments startup Ripple has joined an alliance comprising of almost 1,000 major U.S. companies and CEOs calling for calm and fairness in Tuesday's presidential election
Federal Reserve Staff Sluiced Wall Street Bankers With Trillions From the Comfort of Their Mansions
3.11.2020
While American citizens wait for bureaucrats to pass a new coronavirus relief package, the Federal Reserve has continued to serve corporate interests and the banking cartel. Behind the curtains from the comfort of their own mansions, members of the Fed have given more stimulus to crony Wall Street...
Who Is Better for Bitcoin, Trump or Biden?
2.11.2020
In a chaotic year of dueling recriminations and very different visions of the future, the real question of this U.S. presidential election is: Who is better for bitcoin?
First Mover: Bitcoin Retreats Before U.S. Election After Dominating Crypto in October
2.11.2020
Bitcoin had an unusually bullish October, with a 29% gain that led the monthly performance ranking of digital assets in the CoinDesk 20
FTX Increases Trump Futures Margins Before the Election, Biden Futures Lead by 64%
31.10.2020
At the beginning of the year, the trading platform FTX Exchange launched a futures market so people can bet on the U.S. election and created a futures contract token called TRUMP. On Friday, FTX revealed that the exchange is lifting the initial margin requirements to $0.50 for its TRUMP token...
Overstock Touts Voatz Blockchain Voting App as Solution to US Election Fracas
30.10.2020
The comments come days before a ballot count marred in uncertainty
Law Decoded: How I learned to stop worrying and love the election, Oct. 23-30
30.10.2020
The age-old question quis custodiet ipsos custodes crops up in force in today's Law Decoded
First Mover: Bitcoin Heads for 24% October Gain as U.S. Election Countdown Begins
30.10.2020
Pantera's Dan Morehead looks at negative images of GDP charts and counts words in Satoshi Nakamoto's white paper to chronicle bitcoin's "movement."
FTX Raises ‘TRUMP’ Futures Margins as Price Suggests Lower Expectations of Election Win
30.10.2020
FTX said the price of one TRUMP contract roughly equals the president's expected chances of reelection
Trump or Biden? Bitcoin wins regardless of US election — Barry Silbert
29.10.2020
Grayscale CEO says that Bitcoin will win because both a Trump or a Biden election victory would result in more "brrr" or the expansion of the US dollar supply
Election 2020: What’s at Stake for the Crypto Industry
26.10.2020
While neither major Presidential candidate is campaigning on a crypto platform, who they appoint to head up federal agencies will shape policy for years to come
The US Election: Pullback Possible, But Neither Trump Nor Biden Won’t Stop Bitcoin
25.10.2020
Bitcoin (BTC)’s strong summer has turned into a strong autumn. However, while the price of bitcoin stands above USD 13,000 (as of writing), opinions vary on how the US presidential election on November 3 might affect the crypto market.
Some commentators speaking to Cryptonews.com fear that...
‘I Don’t See What’s Going to Stop Bitcoin From Appreciating,’ Says Commodity Analyst
24.10.2020
A senior strategist with Bloomberg Intelligence says that he does not see what’s going to stop bitcoin from appreciating. He explains that as bitcoin matures, it will trade more like gold than stocks. The strategist also shares his view on how the November presidential election could affect...
Prediction Markets Say Trump Won the Election Debate - but Barely
23.10.2020
Donal Trump (on the left) and Joe Biden (on the right) during the debate. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, CNBC Television
Even prediction markets seemingly don't know what to make of last night's face-off between US President Donald Trump and his challenger for the upcoming election,...
First ransomware attack in 2020 election hits voting infrastructure in Georgia
23.10.2020
Key voting infrastructure of a county in Georgia has been impacted by a ransomware attack targeting local government networks
Funds locked in DeFi surge $1B as analyst tips post-election bull run
23.10.2020
Crypto collateral locked in DeFi protocols has surged to an all-time high over $12 billion
Pelosi, Kudlow Signal Market-Moving US Stimulus May Wait Till After Election: Report
21.10.2020
With a strong correlation between stocks and the bitcoin price in recent months, analysts say a stimulus package could boost BTC as well
Bitcoin Proponents Bemoan Joe Biden’s Proposed Capital Gains Hike
20.10.2020
The U.S. presidential election is only 14 days away, and a number of bitcoin proponents have been discussing the capital gains tax implications Joe Biden plans to invoke if he wins the American presidency. According to Biden’s plan, capital gains will be raised from 21% to 39.6% for certain...